The state labor commissioner [director of the labor and industrial division] shall have the authority to promulgate and issue rules and regulations necessary to administer and accomplish the purposes of the Minimum Wage Act [ 50-4-19 to 50-4-30 NMSA 1978]. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted after notice and public hearing. A copy of the notice of hearing together with a copy of the proposed regulations shall be filed with the librarian of the supreme court library at least twenty days prior to the hearing. In addition, a copy of the notice of hearing shall be sent to all known interested persons. Any interested person shall have the right to appear and present evidence.
§ 50-4-27 NMSA 1978
Authority of labor commissioner [director of the labor and industrial division] to promulgate rules; hearing on rules; notice; publication
Known as the Minimum Wage Act
The act spans §§ 50–50 (38 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Armijo v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc. (2018)
Most recently applied in Armijo v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc. (January 2018)
1953 Comp., § 59-3-24.1, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 188, § 5.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.